Roster breakdown: How many players left from Shanahan/McDaniels eras?

I got this question on Twitter early today: How many players on the roster are leftover from the Josh McDaniels Era?

On the current 53-man roster, the answer is: 23, including nine draft picks over two seasons. One other player was an undrafted rookie signed by McDaniels (Cassius Vaughn). Another draft pick, Syd’Quan Thompson, is on injured reserve.

There are 13 players left from the Mike Shanahan era, including seven draft picks, and one undrafted player (Wesley Woodyard).

Safe to say that the best non-Fox guys left on this team are still Shanny guys. Obviously, this doesn’t include the Shanny guys that McDisaster got rid of that were perennial Pro-bowl skill position players at the QB, WR, TE, and RB positions. With that said, Llyod, Decker, Moreno, and Ayers were good pick-ups, although that doesn’t take into account whether we needed these guys drafted at the positions we drafted them, not to mention the draft picks that were traded or wasted because they are no longer on the team.

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Too bad Peyton Hillis isn’t on this list. Can’t help thinking the cover of the new Madden would look better with him wearing blue and orange. At least we have Brady Quinn.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.